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12-01-2012 10:10 PM

pinoyghost2

Go for it, you could get a heck of a lot of shrimp bags on that bike LOL.

12-01-2012 09:14 PM

joon

i should try this... ride a bike at parking lot of pet stores lol

11-14-2012 04:12 AM

evilhorde

Put an ad on craigslist and meet the person at a parking lot instead of your home?
Seems a little less shady than approaching people outside the pet store wearing a trenchcoat, asking "wanna buy my crustaceans?".

11-14-2012 03:44 AM

wicca27

try finding a local fish club? that would be a good thing if they have auctions where you could sell your items

11-13-2012 09:52 PM

AquariumNoob

you should learn how to ship by doing research and stuff. Those shrimp can go for 1$ up to 3$ Each, and crayfish are way more, if you are willing to ship.
Good luck!

11-13-2012 07:09 PM

sapphoqueen

LOL! someone stop him ! ))))))))) he will be rich soon :P

11-13-2012 04:59 PM

somewhatshocked

The USPS will pick packages up at your home for free. That should further reduce some of the stresses of packing and selling.

11-13-2012 03:22 PM

joon

Thanks
I sell on craigslist
And if I ship them, I would raise my price because I have to spend time going post office and take care of doa thing
Right now I work seven days aweek I make money and pay tax from it. So fish keeping hobby stays hobby

11-13-2012 02:47 PM

mach_six

Being randomly propositioned to buy drugs or stolen goods would be more normal than someone asking to buy shrimps!

11-13-2012 02:33 PM

Merth

Yep you would probably make more if you found a "partner" that would do the shipping for you in exchange for a percentage.

11-13-2012 01:55 PM

hotrodprincess

I would buy them thats a price I could afford for our homeschool project. The girls would love the different colors.

11-13-2012 01:11 PM

MSG

If you're going to sell in person.......

Meet interested buyers @ the nearest coffee/pizza shop.

If someone approached me randomly on the street, I would be wary of buying little neon colored shrimp. (The shrimp in the 1st photo looked like they were dipped in food coloring.) $10 I would definitely buy it, just prefer to have some notice ahead of time so I had a appropriate tank setup for them.

See if you can team up with another member that's close by. There's got to be a Philadelphia fish keeping club with some members who are experienced shippers.

Everyone in Philly can't be eating cheesesteaks, scrapple & pretzels all day long.

Too bad you're 7 hours drive from me, otherwise I would help you set something up in exchange for a sampler pack of your armored critters.

Other than that, gorgeous fish/shrimp room!!!

11-13-2012 01:01 PM

10gallonplanted

Try contacting them on a sale thread them meeting them somewhere to do the deal. Sure it looks like a drug deal but at least they are not at your home. Its what i do.

Or you could always ship!

11-13-2012 11:34 AM

SpecGrrl

Joon, have you tried putting an ad on Craigslist?

Your stock is awesome!

And yes, people on this forum would definitely buy from you.

11-13-2012 10:19 AM

acitydweller

Joon, your fish room looks better than many lfs around.

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